DURHAM, N.C. — Have you ever driven by an empty building and wondered what it used to be used for? All across the country people are getting resourceful to try to make something new out of older buildings.
A former extended-stay hotel near Research Triangle Park now has a new purpose. The building has been converted into six dozen affordable housing apartments, now called The Pines Apartments, as a way to help people who both live and work in Durham.
For new tenant Teddy Pugh this new space means more than just a place to live, it’s a space to bond with his grandson…